After Raheem Sterling's excellent finish for Manchester City in the win over Arsenal, Pep Guardiola has backed the Englishman to take his goalscoring form into the national side sooner rather than later.

Memphis Depay was on target as Olympique Lyonnais began the 2018-19 Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-0 win over Amiens SC. Meanwhile newly-promoted Nîmes Olympique announced their return to the top flight in stunning style, coming from behind with 10 men to win 4-3 at Angers SCO thanks to a brace from Clement Depres.